lifestylen.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪfstʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: life n., style n.

Etymology: < life n. + style n., perhaps after German Lebensstil (1849). In sense 2 after German Lebensstil (1928 or earlier in this sense).

1. A style or way of living (associated with an individual person, a society, etc.); esp. the characteristic manner in which a person lives (or chooses to live) his or her life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > way of life > [noun] > specific

sheltered life1888

douceur de vivre1907

lifestyle1915

Lebensform1925

douceur de la vie1941

good life1954

alternative lifestyle1968

slow lane1972

champagne lifestyle1973

1915 Mind 24 104 This spirit of expediency..excludes any possibility of peace or rest in unity with the universe. The author applies to it, as the ‘life-style’ of our age, the term Impressionism.

1946 ‘G. Orwell’ Crit. Ess. 137 True to his life style, Koestler was..promptly arrested and interned by the Daladier Government.

1947 M. McLuhan in Sewanee Rev. 55 ii. 80 While ostensibly setting about the freeing of the slaves, they became enslaved, and found in the wailing self-pity and crooning of the Negro the substitute for any life-style of their own.

1961 Guardian 22 Mar. 10/5 The mass-media..continually tell their audience what life-styles are ‘modern’ and ‘smart’.

1972 M. Mead Blackberry Winter vii. 82 But in other ways those years in Bucks County gave me a view of a much earlier life-style, one that corresponded with my grandmother's girlhood.

1989 H. Kushner Who needs God 11 We today are the victims of a modern lifestyle, so we need to diet, to jog, to work out at the gym.

2006 P. Rusesabagina & T. Zoellner Ordinary Man iii. 50 I had tasted enough of the modernizing world to be enchanted with it..and the job of African gospel preaching did not go hand-in-hand with that kind of lifestyle.

2. Psychology. In Adlerian psychology: a pattern of reactions and behaviour that is established in childhood and remains characteristic of an individual.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > theories of Adler > [noun]

individual psychology1886

lifestyle1929

1929 A. Adler Probl. Neurosis i. 8 This fragment of memory records the two typical motives of the main life-style.

1939 H. Orgler Alfred Adler i. 35 We have only really understood an individual when we have revealed the unitary life-style behind this ostensible duplicity.

1952 M. Mackenzie Contrast Psychol. p. iii The Freudian believes that the unconscious conflict, underlying an Anxiety State, springs from frustrated ‘sexuality’; the Adlerian from an obstructed ‘life style’.

1996 Diabetes Educ. 22 367 We examined the relationship between Adlerian life style personality factors with 14 adherence behaviors in 38 patients with type I diabetes.

Compounds

attributive.

C1. Of or relating to the way in which one lives (or chooses to live) one's life, esp. with regard to quality of life, as lifestyle advice, lifestyle change, lifestyle factor, lifestyle group, lifestyle option, etc.

ΚΠ

1959 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 64 402/2 The low leisure individuals with the community-centered life-style engage in the same kinds of activities as the high but are not so active in them.

1970 Southern Illinoisian (Carbondale) 4 Aug. 6/3 (heading) Major life style changes seen.

1990 R. Scarce Eco-warriors ii. vii. 127 Veganism is one of the simplest yet most effective lifestyle options an individual can adopt to benefit the environment.

1992 New Age Jrnl. Feb. 70/3 This information may well lead to some lifestyle decisions or result in our becoming involved in the EMF issue.

1996 S. Lavery et al. Hamlyn Encycl. Complementary Health 163/1 Lifestyle factors such as obesity and alcohol and sugar intake play a role.

2004 Nat. Health Nov. 10/2 Perfect health can follow, using a combination of lifestyle advice, diet, exercise, herbal medicines and holistic therapies.

C2. Chiefly Marketing. Of or relating to a publication, a product, advertising, etc., which is designed to appeal to consumers by association with a lifestyle regarded as desirable, glamorous, or attractive, as lifestyle advertising, lifestyle brand, lifestyle magazine, lifestyle marketing, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > way of life > [adjective]

lifestyle1971

society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] > types of goods > relating to specific lifestyle

lifestyle1971

1971 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Sunday Post 14 Feb. 20/1 It is not a boating magazine but a life-style magazine.

1977 Washington Post 7 Oct. e2/4 Instead of showing women's clothes with other women's clothes, the new gift catalog uses what Penney's calls ‘life style merchandising’, like scenes of families having fun outdoors.

1988 Creative Rev. Jan. 3/2 Where will creatives go for an idea beyond lifestyle marketing?

1990 M & M Sept. 51 (advt.) Al Fares is the only serious upmarket lifestyle magazine in the Middle East.

1991 N. Boyd High Society vi. 169 Lifestyle advertising is defined as an attempt to lure consumers to a potentially dangerous product by linking it to attractive young people, typically featured in glamorous or exciting social settings.

2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. iii. 5/2 The company seeks to be what Ms. Hilfiger calls a ‘lifestyle brand’, with one-stop shopping and old-fashioned service.

C3.

lifestyle drug n. a drug prescribed to treat a condition that is not necessarily serious or life-threatening but that has a significant impact on the quality of life.

ΚΠ

1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Dec. b5 Among other topics already covered: ‘America in the '80s’ (politics, economy, diplomacy) and ‘Psychologists Face the Society of the '80s’ (everything from the impact of ‘life style’ drugs to coping with life crises in an unsettled world).

1999 Internat. Herald Tribune (Neuilly-sur-Seine) (Nexis) 5 Jan. 16 Many of the hot new remedies last year, notably Viagra and Detrol, a..pill for incontinence, were so-called lifestyle drugs, designed to relieve afflictions that damage self-esteem.

2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts iv. 96 Launched in 1959, the Pill was the first ever fully effective contraceptive, and it pointed to a new era of lifestyle drugs: ones designed not to counter sickness but to improve living itself. Viagra (1998) for treating male impotence is another.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lifestyle
释义	lifestylen. Brit. /ˈlʌɪfstʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: life n., style n. Etymology: < life n. + style n., perhaps after German Lebensstil (1849). In sense 2 after German Lebensstil (1928 or earlier in this sense). 1. A style or way of living (associated with an individual person, a society, etc.); esp. the characteristic manner in which a person lives (or chooses to live) his or her life. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > way of life > [noun] > specific sheltered life1888 douceur de vivre1907 lifestyle1915 Lebensform1925 douceur de la vie1941 good life1954 alternative lifestyle1968 slow lane1972 champagne lifestyle1973 1915 Mind 24 104 This spirit of expediency..excludes any possibility of peace or rest in unity with the universe. The author applies to it, as the ‘life-style’ of our age, the term Impressionism. 1946 ‘G. Orwell’ Crit. Ess. 137 True to his life style, Koestler was..promptly arrested and interned by the Daladier Government. 1947 M. McLuhan in Sewanee Rev. 55 ii. 80 While ostensibly setting about the freeing of the slaves, they became enslaved, and found in the wailing self-pity and crooning of the Negro the substitute for any life-style of their own. 1961 Guardian 22 Mar. 10/5 The mass-media..continually tell their audience what life-styles are ‘modern’ and ‘smart’. 1972 M. Mead Blackberry Winter vii. 82 But in other ways those years in Bucks County gave me a view of a much earlier life-style, one that corresponded with my grandmother's girlhood. 1989 H. Kushner Who needs God 11 We today are the victims of a modern lifestyle, so we need to diet, to jog, to work out at the gym. 2006 P. Rusesabagina & T. Zoellner Ordinary Man iii. 50 I had tasted enough of the modernizing world to be enchanted with it..and the job of African gospel preaching did not go hand-in-hand with that kind of lifestyle. 2. Psychology. In Adlerian psychology: a pattern of reactions and behaviour that is established in childhood and remains characteristic of an individual. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > theories of Adler > [noun] individual psychology1886 lifestyle1929 1929 A. Adler Probl. Neurosis i. 8 This fragment of memory records the two typical motives of the main life-style. 1939 H. Orgler Alfred Adler i. 35 We have only really understood an individual when we have revealed the unitary life-style behind this ostensible duplicity. 1952 M. Mackenzie Contrast Psychol. p. iii The Freudian believes that the unconscious conflict, underlying an Anxiety State, springs from frustrated ‘sexuality’; the Adlerian from an obstructed ‘life style’. 1996 Diabetes Educ. 22 367 We examined the relationship between Adlerian life style personality factors with 14 adherence behaviors in 38 patients with type I diabetes. Compounds attributive. C1. Of or relating to the way in which one lives (or chooses to live) one's life, esp. with regard to quality of life, as lifestyle advice, lifestyle change, lifestyle factor, lifestyle group, lifestyle option, etc. ΚΠ 1959 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 64 402/2 The low leisure individuals with the community-centered life-style engage in the same kinds of activities as the high but are not so active in them. 1970 Southern Illinoisian (Carbondale) 4 Aug. 6/3 (heading) Major life style changes seen. 1990 R. Scarce Eco-warriors ii. vii. 127 Veganism is one of the simplest yet most effective lifestyle options an individual can adopt to benefit the environment. 1992 New Age Jrnl. Feb. 70/3 This information may well lead to some lifestyle decisions or result in our becoming involved in the EMF issue. 1996 S. Lavery et al. Hamlyn Encycl. Complementary Health 163/1 Lifestyle factors such as obesity and alcohol and sugar intake play a role. 2004 Nat. Health Nov. 10/2 Perfect health can follow, using a combination of lifestyle advice, diet, exercise, herbal medicines and holistic therapies. C2. Chiefly Marketing. Of or relating to a publication, a product, advertising, etc., which is designed to appeal to consumers by association with a lifestyle regarded as desirable, glamorous, or attractive, as lifestyle advertising, lifestyle brand, lifestyle magazine, lifestyle marketing, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > way of life > [adjective] lifestyle1971 society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] > types of goods > relating to specific lifestyle lifestyle1971 1971 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Sunday Post 14 Feb. 20/1 It is not a boating magazine but a life-style magazine. 1977 Washington Post 7 Oct. e2/4 Instead of showing women's clothes with other women's clothes, the new gift catalog uses what Penney's calls ‘life style merchandising’, like scenes of families having fun outdoors. 1988 Creative Rev. Jan. 3/2 Where will creatives go for an idea beyond lifestyle marketing? 1990 M & M Sept. 51 (advt.) Al Fares is the only serious upmarket lifestyle magazine in the Middle East. 1991 N. Boyd High Society vi. 169 Lifestyle advertising is defined as an attempt to lure consumers to a potentially dangerous product by linking it to attractive young people, typically featured in glamorous or exciting social settings. 2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. iii. 5/2 The company seeks to be what Ms. Hilfiger calls a ‘lifestyle brand’, with one-stop shopping and old-fashioned service. C3. lifestyle drug n. a drug prescribed to treat a condition that is not necessarily serious or life-threatening but that has a significant impact on the quality of life. ΚΠ 1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Dec. b5 Among other topics already covered: ‘America in the '80s’ (politics, economy, diplomacy) and ‘Psychologists Face the Society of the '80s’ (everything from the impact of ‘life style’ drugs to coping with life crises in an unsettled world). 1999 Internat. Herald Tribune (Neuilly-sur-Seine) (Nexis) 5 Jan. 16 Many of the hot new remedies last year, notably Viagra and Detrol, a..pill for incontinence, were so-called lifestyle drugs, designed to relieve afflictions that damage self-esteem. 2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts iv. 96 Launched in 1959, the Pill was the first ever fully effective contraceptive, and it pointed to a new era of lifestyle drugs: ones designed not to counter sickness but to improve living itself. Viagra (1998) for treating male impotence is another. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1915
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